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A Change in Power, Part 3: Storing energy to use later
Ian Hiskens, Vennema Professor Emeritus of Engineering, gives his perspective on batteries vs. cleaner methods to store energy.Home AC units can balance the electrical grid without impacting comfort
A real-world frequency regulation experiment demonstrates that managing AC units can help actively balance electricity supply and demand.Johanna Mathieu and Anna Stuhlmacher receive HICSS Best Paper Award for work on the potential of drinking water networks as flexible electric loads
The team found that drinking water distribution networks in the U.S. represent a sizable resource when used as flexible electric loads.Heat2Power: a hot new startup that converts stored heat into electricity
Heat2Power, co-founded by Profs. Stephen Forrest and Andrej Lenert, uses high-efficiency, low-cost thermophotovoltaic technology to turn stored heat into energy.A Michigan city’s ‘sustainable energy utility’ got the green light from voters. What now?
ECE Prof. Johanna Mathieu weighs in on Ann Arbor City's proposal to create a "sustainable energy utility" separate from DTE power, in this article posted in Smart Cities Dive.Extreme Weather Poses a Challenge for Heat Pumps
Prof. Johanna Mathieu weighs in on the value of home heat pumps to help balance the electric load on the grid.Austin Lin awarded IEEE PES Prize Conference Paper for work quantifying HVAC load-shifting efficiency
PhD student Austin Lin presented his award-winning research at the 2024 IEEE Power & Energy Society General Meeting in Seattle.A winning plan for green hydrogen trucking
Doctoral student Rebecca Lentz is part of a six-member team that earned 2nd place in the inaugural U-M Hydrogen Grand Challenge.University of Michigan Develops High-Efficiency Heat Batteries for Renewable Energy Storage
Thermophotovoltaic cells are described as a new frontier in energy storage. These cells are being pioneered here at Michigan by Prof. Stephen Forrest and Chemical Engineering professor Andrej Lenert.Renewable grid: Recovering electricity from heat storage hits 44% efficiency
Thermophotovoltaics developed at U-M can recover significantly more energy stored in heat batteries.Nuclear is getting a reaction in Michigan. Is it reaching critical mass?
Johanna Mathieu, ECE associate professor and associate director of the Institute for Energy Solutions, discusses the nuances of nuclear energy use as a sustainable alternative to fossil fuels in this story by MLive.Energy storage for grid reliability can increase carbon emissions
“Because electricity markets are complicated with multiple products being traded and changes in one market affecting the others, adding new technologies to the grid can have unintended consequences,” said Johanna Mathieu in this story by Utility Dive.Integrating battery storage into electrical grids can sometimes increase emissions due to market forces
An electricity market analysis found adding battery storage to enhance grid reliability may cause power generation markets to favor coal over natural gas.Large open dataset aims to improve understanding of building electricity demand response
Data collected from 14 commercial buildings can help inform efforts to balance electrical grids, maintaining reliability.Can this city’s microgrid plan skirt the traditional utility model?
Ann Arbor has a goal of using 100% renewable energy by 2030. One way to do this may be through community microgrids that connect to existing utility infrastructure. It is a model that could be used across the nation. Prof. Johanna Mathieu supports this effort, and comments on how this could work.Living Labs: testing energy efficiency and flexibility in University buildings
Researchers advocate for pairing real-world data with model-based simulations to help the U.S. decarbonize and electrify commercial buildings.Blue PHOLEDs: Final color of efficient OLEDs finally viable in lighting
Synchronizing light and matter adds blue to the OLED color paletteECE PhD student Inhwi Hwang awarded two fellowships from IEEE for his research on power electronics
Hwang is working to enhance the stability and robustness of power grid converters, which could help strengthen grid stability for renewable energy sources, as well as help protect against cyber attacks.Yixin Xiao awarded AVS scholarship for research that supports optoelectronic and renewable energy applications
Xiao’s work has helped advance artificial photosynthesis research, and he led a project on red micro LEDs that could expand the possibilities for AR and VR applications.Ian Hiskens paraglides into retirement
Hiskens is a renowned expert in power system dynamics, who made significant contributions to integrating renewable energy sources into the grid during his 15 years at Michigan.Wireless and battery-free sensors for sustainable smart cities
The sensors will provide real-time data for smart decision-making by allowing the natural environment and the built environment to communicate seamlessly.New global partnership aims to advance renewable energy generation with net-zero hydrogen production technologies
The Global Hydrogen Production Technologies (HyPT) Center seeks to create a viable pathway to decarbonize energy-intensive industries such as ammonia, steel, cement, aluminum, transportation, and more.Off the Grid
Ian Hiskens comments on the problems energy companies are having incorporating wind and solar power into the grid, due to a lack of suitable computer models.Environmentally-friendly chrome-like finish for cars supports wireless sensing technologies for vehicle safety
Prof. L. Jay Guo led the design of novel thin film structures that mimic the chrome appearance, but are made with environmentally benign materials, which also work well with autonomous technology.Si/GaN Technology Unlocks New Potential for Hydrogen Fuel Production
Scientists from the University of Michigan made important discoveries regarding the semiconductive use of gallium nitrate (GaN) three years ago, focusing on the advantages it has to offer solar energy technology. ECE Prof Zetian Mi was one of the inventors of artificial photosynthesis devices using Si/GaN about ten years ago.Eight research teams chosen for new Boost program
Prof. Aline Eid will be working on "Advancing Battery-less Sensing for Sustainable Living and Civil Infrastructures" for the first cycle of the University of Michigan's newly launched Boost program as part of the Bold Challenges Initiative.Research seeking to improve integration of renewable energy into the grid wins R&D 100 award
Led by Prof. Johanna Mathieu, the project utilizes strategic control of air conditioners to improve the overall efficiency and reliability of the power grid.Aline Eid seeks to better perceive the world using a 5G Wireless Power Grid
Prof. Eid is looking to design the future of smart cities and infrastructures using ultra-low power wireless sensing and communications technologies.Organic photovoltaics offer realistic pathway to power-generating windows
A new fabrication process greatly improves the reliability of highly-efficient semi-transparent solar cells, which can be applied to windows to generate solar power.Dingell Announces $1 Million for Clean Hydrogen Project at University of Michigan
Congresswoman Debbie Dingell (MI-06) announces Prof. Zetian Mi's clean hydrogen project funded by the Department of Energy.New method to produce green hydrogen offers promising path to carbon neutrality
With next gen solar cell technology, Prof. Zetian Mi leads a DoE project to develop high efficiency, low cost, and ultrastable production of green hydrogen fuels directly from sunlight and water.Eliminating the Tradeoffs Between Farming and Solar Energy Development
Testing Semi-Transparent Solar Cell Technology at U-M’s Campus Farm.Equity in the energy technology transition is new Institute’s goal
Prof. Johanna Mathieu is the new Associate Director of the Institute for Energy Solutions, which will continue U-M's 75-year legacy of leadership in energy research.Johanna Mathieu awarded 2023 IEEE PES Wanda Reder Pioneer in Power Award
Mathieu is a national leader on research to reduce the environmental impact, cost, and inefficiency of electric power systems.Oxynitrides enabled photoelectrochemical water splitting with over 3,000 hrs stable operation in practical two-electrode configuration
Prof. Zetian Mi co-authors this new study published in Nature Communications on the practical application of photoelectrochemical devices and systems for clean energy.Team working to reduce energy burdens in Detroit recognized with Michigan Difference Student Leadership Award
PhD students Joshua Brooks, Xavier Farrell, and Madeline Miller are part of an NSF Smart and Connected Communities project that partners with local Detroit organizations to reduce household energy insecurity.Join us on our journey to making our vision become a reality
Prof. David Wentzloff serves on a panel hosted by Ericsson about the different types of energy harvesting, the breadth of what is possible, and new benefits of these devices.Interfacing renewable energy infrastructure and human behavior to pursue energy security | Forum
Prof. Johanna Mathieu was a featured speaker at the Cell Press Sustainability Forum regarding the feasibility and major roadblocks of renewable energy as a vehicle to pursue energy security in residential and commercial sectors.Parag Deotare awarded DURIP grant to probe exciton energy transport at nanoscale
The tool is expected to advance the study of exciton dynamics, which could help identify new research directions for clean energy and information technology.Swimming Robot Borrows from Nature (and more)
In this video, the National Science Foundation features the breakthrough research led by Prof. Zetian Mi on producing inexpensive, sustainable hydrogen through solar power.Ishtiaque Ahmed Navid awarded the Richard and Eleanor Towner Prize for Distinguished Academic Achievement
Navid focuses on developing nanomaterials for artificial photosynthesis and optoelectronic devices.Nanoscale (5nm) Ferroelectric Semiconductor (University Of Michigan)
Semiconductor Engineering features the advances in ferroelectric semiconductors led by Prof. Zetian Mi, which could expand artificial intelligence and sensing capabilities.ECE alum Kai Cui empowers consumers to make sustainable fashion choices with her new app
Cui is the founder and CEO of CarbonTag™, a startup that developed the first carbon emission calculator for consumer fashion products.DTE to charge more for peak-time power in move to time-of-day rates
"It’s a commonly proposed tool to shift when they are consuming electricity to better manage the needs of the consumer. It’s making it your responsibility if you care about those prices and what you’re paying to the utility,” said Prof. Johanna Mathieu on the increasing use of time-of-day energy rates, which vary consumer costs during peak and off-peak hours.Ishtiaque Navid receives SVCF Scholarship to support his research in semiconductor materials
Navid’s research is focused on artificial photosynthesis and optoelectronics using III-Nitride based semiconductor materials.Arthur Xiao receives SVCF Scholarship to support his research in semiconductor materials
Xiao has been working on several projects in Prof. Zetian’s Mi’s group, including micro LED technology and renewable energy.Solar Powered Sustainable Hydrogen
The NSF Discovery Files features Prof. Zetian Mi's renewable approach to producing hydrogen fuel using a novel semiconductor catalyst, concentrated natural sunlight and fresh or salt water.U-M Developed Solar Panel Achieves Sustainable, High-efficiency Hydrogen Production
A new kind of solar panel that mimics a crucial step in natural photosynthesis by achieving 9 percent efficiency in converting water into hydrogen and oxygen has been developed by Prof. Zetian Mi and his team. The first author on the Nature paper is Dr. Peng Zhouho.Sun-powered water splitter produces unprecedented levels of green energy
A new breakthrough by Prof. Zetian Mi's group resulted in a device that triples the efficiency of previous setups.Cheap, sustainable hydrogen through solar power
Withstanding high temperatures and the light of 160 suns, a new catalyst is ten times more efficient than previous sun-powered water-splitting devices of its kind.Photosynthesis photodetector
Prof. Stephen Forrest talks about a new type of high-efficiency photodetector inspired by the photosynthetic complexes plants use to turn sunlight into energy, developed by his group.UofM Alumni Startup Launches Battery-less Sensor to Hyperscale Sustainable IoT in Manufacturing and Beyond
Automation Alley: Silicon Valley-based startup Everactive, which was co-founded in 2012 by Prof. David Wentzloff, launched its first development kit of ENV+ Eversensor battery-less sensors.Broadening the engineering perspective through coastline conservation in Middle Earth
As part of the U-M Engineering Global Leadership (EGL) Honors Program, Electrical Engineering undergrad Nora Desmond traveled There and Back Again to experience the sustainability culture of New Zealand.Streamlining home assessments for energy justice
In a partnership with Ecoworks, Pecan Street, and Jefferson East, Prof. Johanna Mathieu is helping create a better process for Detroit homes to benefit from decarbonization, electrification, and renewable energy integration.Our Ailing Power Grid Isn't Cut Out for Climate Change
CNET interviews Prof. Johanna Mathieu about how we improve the power grid and integrate more renewable energy to mitigate the effects of climate change.Plant-Based Strategy for Harvesting Light
Physics features Prof. Stephen Forrest's new photodetector design, which borrows its light-gathering architecture from plants and offers a potential path to more efficient solar cells.Photosynthesis copycat may improve solar cells
The new approach moves energy efficiently and could reduce energy losses converting light into electricity.New photodetector design inspired by plant photosynthesis
Phys.org features Prof. Stephen Forrest's research on a new type of high-efficiency photodetector inspired by the photosynthetic complexes plants use to turn sunlight into energy.Why hasn’t Henry Ford’s ideal power grid become a reality?
Johanna Mathieu sees a cooperative approach to energy usage as one of the solutions to a more sustainable approach to powering homes and businesses.Is DTE ready for the electric vehicle future in Michigan
DTE says it’s ready to handle 20% of the population having EVs right now. Others respond, including Prof. Ian Hiskens who describes a more nuanced realityInside Clean Energy: What’s Hotter than Solar Panels? Solar Windows.
Inside Climate News features Prof. Stephen Forrest's work developing a peel-off patterning technique that could enable more fragile organic semiconductors to be manufactured into semitransparent solar panels at scale.Toward manufacturing semitransparent solar cells the size of windows
A peel-off patterning technique could enable more fragile organic semiconductors to be manufactured into semitransparent solar panels at scale.Task Force report on grid stability concepts receives IEEE PES Prize Paper Award
The rapid growth of renewable energy led to an international task force to study its impact on the stability of worldwide power systems.Solar-powered chemistry uses carbon dioxide and water to make feedstock for fuels, chemicals
Producing synthesis gas, a precursor of a variety of fuels and chemicals, no longer requires natural gas, coal or biomass.Agency warns of power grid failures; DTE says it has 'enough electricity' in Michigan
Prof. Ian Hiskens comments on this story about potential energy grid disruptions this summer in Michigan during severe heat waves.It won't be easy for DTE Energy to retire huge, coal-fired Monroe power plant
Prof. Ian Hiskens is interviewed in this feature by the Detroit Free Press.Extreme heat, weather may lead to blackouts for millions this summer
Prof. Johanna Mathieu comments in this story by The National News Desk about the risks of energy shortfalls this summer and potential new technologies that could help in the future.2022 IEEE William Cherry Award to be presented at the 49th IEEE PVSC to Stephen R. Forrest
Prof. Stephen R. Forrest was awarded the William R. Cherry Award in recognition of his devotion to the advancement of the science and technology of photovoltaic energy conversion.Michigan universities might be developing the next big thing: transparent solar panels
Read about the efforts of Prof. Stephen Forrest's group to use buildings to generate renewable solar power through the use of transparent solar panels in windows. Doctoral student Xinjing Huang also talks about the research in a video.Alireza Ramyar awarded Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship for his research on power processing architectures for improved sustainability
Ramyar’s research focuses on how power and energy can be transformed, extracted from clean power generation, and stored effectively and sustainably.Ashley Jian receives Barbour Scholarship to further her research on high-power electronics
Jian works to improve the efficiency of high-power electronics for better energy security and sustainability.Anna Stuhlmacher awarded Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship for her research that could help integrate renewable energy sources into the power grid
Stuhlmacher is working to optimize the interaction between the power distribution network and the drinking water distribution network to improve the sustainability, flexibility, and resiliency of both systems.Ashley Jian awarded Marian Sarah Parker Prize from the College of Engineering
Jian’s research is focused on improving the efficiency of high-power electronics, which is important for energy security and sustainability.Al-Thaddeus Avestruz receives CAREER Award to advance sustainable energy storage
Using retired electric vehicle batteries, the project plans to enable widespread and equitable access to sustainable power and energy through sustainable energy storage.Optimizing the interactions between critical infrastructure systems for better flexibility, sustainability, and resiliency
PhD student Anna Stuhlmacher researches how the water distribution network can better provide services to the power network, which can allow for greater integration of renewable energy sources into the grid, reduce costs, and improve system resiliency.Batteryless next-generation cellular devices could empower a more sustainable future
PhD student Trevor Odelberg is looking to enable long range, highly reliable, and low-power cellular IoT devices that one day can run entirely on harvested energy, reducing battery waste and empowering devices to last for decades.New collaborative project for advancing energy justice in Detroit
In partnership with Detroit-based community organizations, Prof. Johanna Mathieu co-leads a team of researchers working to reduce disparities in household energy insecurity for low and moderate income households.The Engineer Who Made Electric Vehicles Palatable for the Pickup-Truck Set
Time Magazine profiles Linda Zhang (BSE EE, MSE CE, MBA), the Chief Engineer for the Ford F-150 Lightning, for their Climate Issue on COP26.Three members of ECE will represent U-M at the 2021 Rising Stars in EECS Workshop
PhD students Sijia Geng, Bahareh Hadidian, and Nasimeh Heydaribeni will participate in the intensive workshop that brings together outstanding women and gender minorities interested in pursuing academic careers in EECS.Novel transparent solar cells show promise for power-generating windows
The transparency-friendly solar cell, developed by Prof. Stephen Forrest's group, pairs high efficiencies with 30-year estimated lifetimes.Solar cells with 30-year lifetimes for power-generating windows
High-efficiency but fragile molecules for converting light to electricity thrive with a little protection.VIDEO: Grid-interactive efficient buildings
Prof. Johanna Mathieu and Shunbo Lei organized and spoke on a panel examining how energy efficiency and demand response interplay with each other in grid-interactive efficient buildings (GEBs)Energy equity depends on data, and experts say there isn't enough of it
Utility Dive interviews Prof. Johanna Mathieu about her work with energy testbed, Pecan Street, which is expanding its residential network into Detroit to gather more insights from communities of color regarding the clean energy transition.Nanotech OLED electrode liberates 20% more light, could slash display power consumption
A five-nanometer-thick layer of silver and copper outperforms conventional indium tin oxide without adding cost.Tracking ocean microplastics from space
Satellites give new insights on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, plus sources and flows of ocean microplastic.The future of the IoT (batteries not required)
MIT News profiles Everactive, a startup co-founded by Prof. David Wentzloff, working to develop batteryless IoTArtificial photosynthesis devices that improve themselves with use
U-M President’s Commission on Carbon Neutrality Submits Final Recommendations
The President's Commission on Carbon Neutrality, co-chaired by Prof. Stephen Forrest and charged with recommending scalable, transferrable, and financially responsible pathways for the University of Michigan to achieve net-zero emissions, has submitted its final report to President Mark Schlissel and university leadership.$6.25 million to develop new semiconductors for artificial photosynthesis
Carbon neutrality commission releases draft recommendations
The President’s Commission on Carbon Neutrality, co-chaired by Prof. Stephen Forrest and charged with recommending scalable and transferable strategies for U-M to achieve net-zero emissions, has released its preliminary draft recommendations for public comment.DYNAMO achieves first observation of the “charge separation effect”
U-M, community partners tackle energy insecurity in three Detroit neighborhoods
Podcast: Artificial photosynthesis for sustainable solar fuels
Tracking Monarch Butterfly Migration with the World’s Smallest Computer-Pittsburgh
The University of Pittsburgh highlights the contribution of Inhee Lee, an ECE alum, in the project using Michigan Micro Motes to track monarch butterfly migration.U-M joins universities, nonprofits, governments at Midwest Climate Summit
Stephen Forrest, William Gould Dow Collegiate Professor in Electrical Engineering at the College of Engineering and co-chair of the President’s Commission on Carbon Neutrality, who will discuss U-M’s climate commitments and the carbon commission on Oct. 9How Transparent Solar Panels And ‘Quantum Dots’ Could Make Skyscrapers Power Themselves
In labs around the world, scientists and engineers are working to transform skyscrapers into giant solar energy-generating pylons.Transparent Solar Panels for Windows Developed at U-M Hits Efficiency Record
Researchers at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor have set a new efficiency record for color-neutral, transparent solar cells. The milestone brings them closer to having skyscrapers serve as power sources.Devices Reflect 99% Of Heat To Up Chance To Turn It Into Power
Futurity covers Prof. Forrest's work on new heat-harnessing “solar” cells, or thermal photovoltaics, that reflect 99% of the energy they can’t convert to electricity.Coordination and collaboration are critical to U.S. leadership in plasma science: a Q&A with the Plasma 2020 Decadal Study co-chair
Mirror-like photovoltaics get more electricity out of heat
Clear solar cells hit an all-time efficiency record
In a step closer to skyscrapers that serve as power sources, researchers have set a new efficiency record for color-neutral, transparent solar cells.Michigan university scientists’ new solar panels could eventually lead to self-powering skyscrapers
Imagine if all the glass we see on the sides of skyscrapers and other buildings were actually solar cells in disguise, collecting energy from the sun and helping to power the building and reducing our reliance on fossil fuels.Transparent solar panels that can cover windows reach record efficiency
Transparent solar panels, that could one day be used to generate renewable energy from buildings, have reached a record-breaking efficiency of 8 per cent, researchers have said.Urban solar energy: Solar panels for windows hit record 8% efficiency
Johanna Mathieu receives 2020 Henry Russel Award
Mathieu is one of four U-M faculty members to receive this award, the university’s highest honor for early to mid-career facultyProfessors Jay Guo and Zetian Mi awarded MTRAC funding for research in autonomous and green vehicles
Making plastic more transparent while also adding electrical conductivity
Russel Lecture: Fighting climate change with organic electronics
Optimizing energy
Postdoc Fellow Shunbo Lei, who works to improve the efficiency and function of the power grid, was honored by the IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid.Leung Tsang elected to the National Academy of Engineering
How a scientific breakthrough is making 'green methane'
Scientists are creating “green methane” out of a process called artificial photosynthesis — which could make natural-gas-powered devices carbon neutral.Taking a cue from plants, new chemical approach converts carbon dioxide to valuable fuel
EECS Professor Zetian Mi's research on artificial photosynthesis is described in Science.‘Green methane’ from artificial photosynthesis could recycle CO2
Tomorrow’s industries: from OLEDs to nanomaterials
Prof. Stephen Forrest lends his expertise to this piece by Nature.Elon Musk says he has the solution for California’s fire-related blackouts. It starts at $15,000.
Prof. Ian Hiskens comments on using rooftop-mounted solar and battery storage as a way to achieve energy independence.Commission on Carbon Neutrality talks progress, environmental justice at town hall
Commission co-chairs: Climate change solutions need broad commitment
An update on the work done by U-M's Commission on Carbon Neutrality, co-chaired by Prof. Stephen Forrest.Can organic solar cells last – even into the next millennium? These might.
Can organic solar cells stand the test of time?
Stephen Forrest's research group demonstrated it’s possible to create organic solar cells that reliably work for 27,000 years outdoors.Electrify goes to Detroit
Kamal Sarabandi welcomes Emperor and Empress of Japan at IGARSS 2019
The National Academy of Engineering invites Prof. Johanna Mathieu to symposium to advance the engineering frontier
Counting snowflakes for better water resource management
Building community through clean energy
New DOE project aims to convert a traditional engine into a hybrid OP engine with the help of control algorithms
Michigan Electric Racing Revs Up
Md Salman Nazir works to improve the power grid and research papers
The Future is Carbon Neutral
Undergrad Michelle Gehner engineers better ways to explore new worlds
A new $1.6M energy project to develop low cost manufacturing of white organic lighting
New research for the future of sustainable power and energy
Take a look at some of the exciting new projects that will help define the next evolution of sustainable power and energy.Battery economics could power the future of energy
Johanna Mathieu receives NSF CAREER Award to help build a smarter, more sustainable grid
Johanna Mathieu receives Ernest and Bettine Kuh Distinguished Faculty Award
$1.6M for solar cell windows and high-temperature solar power
A window into the future of solar power
Photosynthesis and Clean Energy
Blue Sky and Research Accelerator Initiatives fund solar fuel and high-power research
Blue Sky: Up to $10M toward research so bold, some of it just might fail
Jason Corso on artificial intelligence
Stephanie Crocker Ross receives Rackham Predoctoral Fellowship
Harvesting clean hydrogen fuel through artificial photosynthesis
Huanting Huang and the mathematical shape of trees
Organic solar cells reach record efficiency, benchmark for commercialization
Sijia Geng awarded Towner Prize for Distinguished Academic Achievement
Game theory for electric vehicle charging
Professor Leung Tsang Receives 2018 Van de Hulst Award
Prof. Tsang is a world-renowned expert in the field of theoretical and computational electromagnetics, and in particular microwave remote sensing of the earth.Semiconductor breakthrough may be game-changer for organic solar cells
New biodegradable hydrogel offers eco-friendly alternative to synthetics
Deep UV LEDs lead to two best poster awards at ISSLED 2017
Using University of Michigan buildings as batteries
Two students earn scholarships to pursue work in sustainable energy
Anna Stuhlmacher: Power to change the world
MICDE grant funds renewable power research
EE student Leonard Kapiloff earns PES scholarship to support studies in secure, sustainable grid
Solving the “Christmas light” problem so solar panels can handle shade
Solar power plant: $1.4M grant aims to cut costs
Michigan Solar Car defends national title in sweeping victory
Stephen Forrest Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Audrow Nash earns NSF Fellowship for unmanned aerial vehicle research
Nobel Laureate Shuji Nakamura delivers Dow Distinguished Lecture (with video)
Genevieve Flaspohler selected for NSF Graduate Research Fellowship
Students in EECS 418 rewarded for optimizing stop/start technology for auto applications
Using energy storage in an environmentally friendly way – Yashen Lin earns a Dow Sustainability Fellowship
The economics of energy – Hamidreza Tavafoghi earns a Dow Sustainability Fellowship
Stephanie Crocker earns NSF Graduate Research Fellowship to bring sustainable energy to the grid
Stephen Forrest receives 2015 Distinguished University Innovator Award
The future of solar: $1.3M to advance organic photovoltaics
New approaches to solar cell technology featured in Sustainability Hour
Robert Dick to apply cyber information to air quality management
Johanna Mathieu working to bring power from sustainable sources to your home
Kyu-Tae Lee wins Best Poster Award for colorful solar cells
Jessy Grizzle named Elmer G. Gilbert Distinguished University Professor
Jiangfeng Wu receives Best Paper Award for research in safe fracking
New research program to investigate optical energy conversion
Kathryn Clay: A policy leader in the natural gas revolution
Keravnos Energy wants to make fast electric vehicle charging economical
Transparent color solar cells fuse energy, beauty
‘Photon glue’ enables a new quantum mechanical state
Jinyoung Hwang receives Best Poster Award for research leading to improved solar cells
New research program aims to make better “sense” of the world
Modernizing the nation’s electric grid for alternative energy
Colored solar cells could make display screens more efficient
Connor Field — Growing energy on a solar farm
New equation could advance research in solar cells
A groundbreaking new equation could do for organic semiconductors what the Shockley ideal diode equation did for inorganic semiconductors.Soil moisture study aims for climate change insights
Ian Hiskens receives stim money for wind energy
Kamal Sarabandi Receives Humboldt Research Award
The Humboldt Research Award is a highly competitive award granted to scientists and scholars from all disciplines.